The next couple of my blog posts will be detailing a great weekend in Savannah, Georgia — the jewel of the American South. It was my first time there and we were celebrating the wedding of Kelly’s younger sister, Kara and her now-husband, Zach. I wasn’t the lead photographer at this wedding, so it was nice to sit back (for the most part) and enjoy the show. That is, until the heavens parted.
I have several friends (including Kara and Zach) who are alumnus of the über-artsy Savannah College of Art and Design and they all agreed it’s a common occurrence to have sporadic intense thunderstorms that last only a few minutes. (The most disappointing part is that the rain does nothing to break the hellish humidity.) The timing of this storm was impeccable. It had been a perfectly sunny day until about an hour before the 5 p.m. ceremony. That’s when the sky suddenly turned dark and we heard the distant rumble of thunder.
We made the short drive from the 6-bedroom rental house where the wedding party was staying to the Spanish moss-draped Forsyth Park where the ceremony was held. During the ride, there were only the occasional few raindrops on the windshield. We were hoping that, like the last couple of afternoons, the storm would quickly pass. And that’s exactly what happened. It passed straight through the entire wedding ceremony. It wasn’t until Kara began her march that the skies erupted and it began raining cats, dogs, goats and eskimos.
And—surprise—it was really fun! No one seemed particularly worried or discomforted by the cloudburst, certainly not Kara, Zach, or the bridal party who stood tall and smiling—despite getting slowly drenched. After the vows were read, Zach seized the dramatic setting by leaning into Kara for a long, passionate kiss. The only sacrifice was the candle-lighting part of the ceremony, which was substituted with a fitting champagne toast. Otherwise everything went, well, swimmingly.
Earlier in the day, the Father of the Bride.
Finally, I experimented with a photo ordering and purchasing site after receiving several requests at Heather & Mike’s wedding at the Montauk Club in New York City. Due to that wedding’s success, I will be doing it regularly for all future weddings. Check out my Instaproofs site if you’d like to order any of the photos seen here (plus many additional ones).
Best wishes and many congrats to the happy bride and groom, Kara and Zach!
Tanveer, these are GORGEOUS! perfectly convey the “oh well it’s hot and raining but its a wedding and this just makes it hella fun!” attitude of all the guests
Nice one!!
Although I was in bed with a knee-length cast, my spirit was there … I’m glad I was able to at least give Kara and Zach a card and wedding gift. These pictures show that the outward circumstances (rain and inconvenience) don’t dampen the love and joy within.
In Peace … Thomas Phillips